HOW IS CHRIST THE FIRST BEGOTTEN FROM AMONG THE DEAD?

[Eddie Ramos]

If we look at all the people in the Bible who were ever brought to physical life after dying physically, then there were a total of six people who were raised to life before Christ himself was raised in 33 A.D. That would make Christ the 7th begotten from among the dead, would it not? Well, here is a list of all those who were raised before Christ:

The widow's son of Zarepath (1 Kings 17:17-24) Raised by Elijah
The Shunamite's son (2 Kings 4:20-37) Raised by Elisha
The man tossed into Elisha's tomb (2 Kings 13:21) Raised by the bones of Elisha
The widow's son of Nain (Luke 7:11-16) Raised by Jesus
Jarius' 12 year old daughter (Mark 5:35-43) Raised by Jesus
Lazarus (John 11:1-44) Raised by Jesus

This presents a problem for us if were looking to the time of the cross as the only time Jesus died and rose again. But when we can see that Jesus died and rose again from the foundation of the world, to pay for sins, then the statement made in Revelation 1:5 harmonizes perfectly with the scriptures as a whole when it declares that Christ was indeed the first begotten from among the dead. And because Christ was indeed the first to die and raise again, then this also agrees with the passage that tells us that he has preeminence in all things.

Colossians 1:18 (KJV 1900)
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence (be first).

For those who disagree that Christ died and rose before the world began, the topic of debate is to show from the scriptures how Christ is the first begotten from the dead when he was actually the 7th, if you're looking to the time of the cross as the only time he died and rose again.

[MadJW]

Since the ones that were resurrected eventually died, Jesus literally WAS begotten from the dead!

[MissKate13]

[Replying to Eddie Ramos in post #1]
Jesus was the first to rise from the dead never to die again, unlike those you mentioned in your OP.

Jesus was the ONLY begotten Son! He was begotten when He arose from death.

30 But God raised Him from the dead. 31 He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people. 32 And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers. 33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm:

‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.’